Forum offers information on Alzheimer's, dementia

12:22 AM,
May 4, 2014

Rebeccah Lutz

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My father never openly acknowledged that he had Alzheimer's. After his diagnosis, I bought my mother a book, "The 36-Hour Day," a well-known guide for families facing dementia. She kept it hidden in a drawer in her bathroom.

Eventually, my mother, my siblings and I talked about what we were experiencing, but we felt the weight of the stigma often attached to Alzheimer's. That stigma has consequences. It can leave families feeling as if they're alone. ...